Armand Hutton a.k.a. “Hops”

(A1 to A4) Bass

Hops was born and raised in Maryland, and because of the musical background of his mom and church, he quickly developed a love and passion for music. He attended Oakwood College in Huntsville, AL which produced such musical acts such as Take 6 and Brian McKnight. It was a place where mediocre singing and arranging was rarely tolerated, so he was able to really start arranging on levels that most people don’t get an opportunity to be critiqued on.

Hops’ skinny frame is deceiving of his love for good food; namely, pizza and smoothies! But of course his first loves include God, family, and music.

He plays the bass guitar and piano, has studied the violin and clarinet, and is currently trying to learn how to play the guitar.

His favorite singers and musicians include, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Take 6, Burt Bacharach, The Winans family, Steely Dan, Michael McDonald, Moses Hogan, Coldplay, Kings of Leon, PJ Morton, and of course, Michael Jackson.